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Sprinkler Winterization in New Jersey

In New Jersey, local sprinklers deadlines run from Oct 28 to Nov 22, with a median around Nov 6 — a spread of weeks that a single statewide date would miss. Find your city below; each links to local freeze odds, a live 10-day outlook, and a checklist.

Lawn sprinkler spraying water in low sunlight — blow out irrigation lines before the first hard freeze — New Jersey deadlines city by city
Photo: Pexels

Notable cities

All New Jersey cities

CityLocal deadlineMedian first 28°F
PatersonOct 28Nov 7View →Checklist
CliftonOct 28Nov 7View →Checklist
TrentonOct 28Nov 7View →Checklist
New BrunswickOct 28Nov 7View →Checklist
Perth AmboyOct 28Nov 7View →Checklist
PlainfieldOct 28Nov 7View →Checklist
SayrevilleOct 28Nov 7View →Checklist
Union CityNov 2Nov 12View →Checklist
LindenNov 2Nov 12View →Checklist
VinelandNov 4Nov 14View →Checklist
PassaicNov 6Nov 16View →Checklist
HackensackNov 6Nov 16View →Checklist
NewarkNov 9Nov 19View →Checklist
Jersey CityNov 9Nov 19View →Checklist
East OrangeNov 9Nov 19View →Checklist
KearnyNov 9Nov 19View →Checklist
ElizabethNov 12Nov 22View →Checklist
BayonneNov 12Nov 22View →Checklist
CamdenNov 19Nov 29View →Checklist
HobokenNov 21Dec 1View →Checklist
West New YorkNov 21Dec 1View →Checklist
Atlantic CityNov 22Dec 2View →Checklist
NovDecPatersonOct 28CliftonOct 28TrentonOct 28New BrunswickOct 28Perth AmboyOct 28PlainfieldOct 28SayrevilleOct 28Union CityNov 2LindenNov 2VinelandNov 4PassaicNov 6HackensackNov 6NewarkNov 9Jersey CityNov 9East OrangeNov 9KearnyNov 9ElizabethNov 12BayonneNov 12

Local sprinkler winterization deadlines for New Jersey cities — built from each city’s own NOAA station, not one statewide date.

Sprinkler Winterization in New Jersey: related searches

New Jersey homeowners search for: sprinkler blowout cost, irrigation winterization, and "sprinkler winterization near me" — every city page below answers those with local NOAA dates.

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Back to the national Sprinkler Winterization guide, or see the methodology. You can also compare how the sprinkler winterization window shifts in New Hampshire and New Mexico.

Data: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals; live outlook by Open-Meteo. Last updated: July 25, 2026.